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Police to clear bottle boys off streets
The Atlanta police have been told to clear the so-called bottle boys, youth who sell bottled water on street corners, to clear the roadways.
ATLANTA - Atlanta police have been directed to clear the streets of the youngsters who sell water at major intersections.
Motorists have made countless complaints about safety and aggressive behavior on the part of some of the boys.
All during the summer, the so-called "bottle boys" dart out in to intersections with water in both hands. Many times, they do not look before lurching. One 9-year-old got hit.
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Worse than that, the city has seen some criminal behavior. Ryan Matalon, a local business owner who had discussed with his staff a possible sponsorship of neighborhood boys, told police he had his wallet snatched by one boy as he purchased water from another youngster.
"I could have caught the boy," Matalon said, "but I don't even want to think about what I might have done if I had."
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Matalon said it is long overdue to get the boys off the streets.